Reel



Dec. 2, 1930. H. H. BENSEMA REEL Filed` Aug. 21, 1929 H H enema,

I N VEN TOR A TTORNEYJ Patented Dec. Zi, 1793.0.

Y v. HARMH. BENSEMA, or verrijilvrAiv,II-Lnnaois Application filed Augustiai, 192e;` 4,serial No. ear-,449i

The Vpresent invention is directedA to im-A A provements in reels. y Y.

`The primary object `ofthe inventionis to provide a.l reel more particularlyV designed' for use' in connection with vbarbed wire but 1t is notnecessarily limited to such useas other material canbe conveniently reeled thereon.

` Another object yof 'the invention is toproa vide a reel lso constructedthat it canbe easily" y and quickly applied tothe coiled wire and v removed therefrom as desired. t Y Another object ofthe invention is to pro.- Vide a device of this character which, when in use, will hold the coiled wire firmly against slippage so that the reeled coil will remain uniform and can Vbe conveniently andv evenly unreeled when-desired.v i

v lViththese'an'd other objects in view, this Y invention resides inthe novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure'l is a perspective viewof the device. Y

FigureQ is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure l. 1 l i p The reel comprises a pair ofbars 1 and 2,

said bars being secured at their inner over-Y lapped sections by a clamping bolt 3, said bolt f serving to not only secure vthe bars'inrigid relationA but will permit disengagement there- Yof when it is desired to fold or disassemble the reel. Since thebars 1` and 2 are identical in shape and form, the description of one will suihce for both. v To the end of one bar is riveted or other# wise secured a fork 4, said barbeingV par- Ytially twistedv as at 5 so as' to properly posi# 40 tion the fork` with respect to the associated fork. To the other endfof the baris fitted a slide 6, said slide having bolted thereto the inner end of the screw shaft 7, said shaft l being passable through an'opening 8 formed in the inturnedflange@ carried upon the ter-v mina] of the bar. Eneircling the screw shaft 7 is a coil spring 10, the outer end of which bears against the flange 9, while the inner end thereof bears against .the slideA 6, said spring tending ,to slide the slide 6 inwardly upon-'its @Senasa bar, "the piirpbe or which 'willi later` appear. The screw shaft' 9 has a'fork' llffiicedto itsouter end 'for cooperationwith veni'ently. fleled or coiled Varoiinjd the .'device.` and m @naine-d intrapepositiar; irte! screw? s'h fI T has mountefdlthereonv a' ,wheel havingY 'threadedf'engagement y therewith, said wheel'bearing againsttlieflange 9, aI'1 cl`,"(" b` V viously, when`-the` `wheel i'srotated in onefdiwardlyi 'andlwhen 'rotat'ediii a reverse diree- Vtienthe s'pinglO willserve to slidethe screw@k shaft?" inwardlyso. that theforl'ill associated` therewith can be adjustedvso thatthereel can y Vbe r'emoveclfrom the reeledor coiled".vvirellA i After the wire has'beenfreeled' or' coileidV upon the device' andiitis fd'esi'redto remove the entire" coil, it is only necessaryto rotate the wheel-12 inwardly to cause inward movement ofthe sclew'shaft 7, whereupon the fork 11 thereof will move to a position to permit convenient removal of the -reel from the coil Y and,obviously, the operation is reversed when Y `l j it is, desired to insert the reel in a coil of wire.

p From the foregoing, it is thought that thev operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those f skilled in the art without further description andit will be understood that various changes in size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrilcing any `Aof,V the advantages of the invention. 'l

Y What is claimed is: Y l. ik device of the class described compris.-

ing a pair of fixed cross bars having' forks rigidly connected to one of'their ends, slides carriedby the othervends of the bars, said other ends having flanges provided with openf ings, screwshafts having one of their ends fixed with the; slides and movable in said openings, 'springs encircling the shafts and interposed between the slides 'and Heiliges,-

hand wheels threaded upon the shafts and Y bearing upon the flanges, and forks carried by said screw shafts. v

2. A reel comprising an arm havinga terminal lateralextension in'whichis formed leal' an opening, a slide freely movable on the arm, a screw at one side of the arm passing through the opening of the lateral extension and connected at its inner end to the slide, a coil spring on the screw confined between the slide end lateral extension and normally urging the slide and Screw inwardly, a Wheel threaded on the screw and in Contact with the outer side of Said lateral extension and u` supporting member at the out-er end of the screw and adjustabletherewith.

3. A reel comprising crossing bars having one end flanged and formed with an opening,

a fork at the opposite end, a Slide on the flanged end, a screw mounted in the flangel and secured to the slide, a coil spring on the screw confined between the flange and slide, a wheel threaded on the screw and engaging the outer side of the flange, and a fork at the outer end of the screw.

4. A reel comprising crossed barsheving a flange at one end in which is formed an opening,a bolt connecting the bars at the point of crossing, a fork at the opposite end of the bars, slides on the flanged endsof the bars, screws mounted in the flanges and connected at their inner ends to the slides, coil springs on the screws confined between the fianges and slides, forks at the outer ends of the screws, and wheels threaded on the screws and engaging the outer sides of the flanges.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARM H. BENSEMA. [Lsg 

